Le cheval de Troie 1969

Salvador Dalí made "Le cheval de Troie" in 1969, using oil on canvas. Look at how Dali teases the eye, playing with thin washes of color and darker, almost violent splatters. It's like he's building up the image, layer by layer, revealing and concealing at the same time. The horse itself is rendered in these fluid greens, browns, and golds, with a kind of dripping, melting quality that's so characteristic of Dalí. Notice the texture – how the paint seems to run and pool in certain areas, creating this sense of movement and transformation. And then there's that dark void in the horse's side, filled with tiny, frantic figures, it’s claustrophobic. It speaks to the dark deceit at the heart of the Trojan Horse myth. Dalí had a fascination with classical mythology, often blending it with his own personal obsessions and dreamlike imagery. Think of Yves Tanguy, and the way he also built hallucinatory, dreamscape worlds. Ultimately, Dalí's "Le cheval de Troie" reminds us that art is about more than just what we see on the surface, it is a gateway to the unconscious.